{"id":31497,"date":"2025-11-02T02:18:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T02:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/31497\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T02:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T02:18:29","slug":"cincinnati-sweeps-houston-at-home-university-of-cincinnati-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/31497\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Sweeps Houston at Home – University of Cincinnati Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

CINCINNATI \u2014 The University of Cincinnati volleyball team swept Houston in three sets on Saturday afternoon inside Fifth Third Arena.<\/p>\n

The Bearcats (12-8, 4-6 Big 12) earned their third sweep of the season with a balanced effort on both sides of the ball. Cincinnati tallied eight service aces, 37 kills and seven blocks, while holding Houston (8-14, 1-10 Big 12) to a .149 hitting percentage.<\/p>\n

Senior Carly Glendinning<\/a> recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 12 kills and 15 digs, as she also tied her career high with four aces.<\/p>\n

Freshman Tatijana Simeunovi\u0107 turned in an efficient performance with six kills on a .667 clip, while leading the team with five blocks.<\/p>\n

Sophomore Andi Spies<\/a> posted 26 assists to go along with five kills, five digs and three blocks, and sophomore Lilly Gillespie<\/a> added 14 digs on the back line.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati jumped out to an 8-4 lead in the opening set behind a Simeunovi\u0107 kill, then extended its advantage to 15-6 after a 7-1 run capped by a block from Simeunovi\u0107. Houston responded with a pair of scoring runs to close within 18-17, but back-to-back kills from Glendinning and freshman Izzy Busignani<\/a> pushed the margin to 23-19. A Glendinning kill sealed the first set, 25-22.<\/p>\n

In the second frame, a kill from senior Paige Pickering<\/a> tied the score at 5-5 as both teams traded points early. Houston briefly pulled ahead 14-11, but the Bearcats countered with a 6-0 surge, highlighted by a Simeunovi\u0107 kill, to take a 20-18 lead. After the Cougars closed the gap to 23-22, Cincinnati closed it out with back-to-back points, including a Spies ace to clinch the set, 25-22.<\/p>\n

The Bearcats carried their momentum into the third set, racing out to a 6-2 advantage. Houston battled back to take a 12-11 lead, but three straight Glendinning aces fueled a 5-0 UC run to reclaim control at 17-14. Cincinnati then used a 6-0 spurt to extend the margin to 23-15 before finishing off the sweep, 25-17.<\/p>\n

\/\/ UP NEXT
The Bearcats hit the road to take on Kansas State in the Ahearn Field House on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. and No. 14 Kansas inside the Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

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